Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 5.85.12

वेद कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं वेदास्य दृढभक्तिताम् ।
अत्याज्यमस्य जानामि प्राणैस्तुल्यं धनंजयम् ॥ १२ ॥

veda kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ vedāsya dṛḍhabhaktitām |
atyājyamasya jānāmi prāṇaistulyaṃ dhanaṃjayam || 12 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...different. O you of the Vrishni race, while we wandered in the woods, attachment for the kingdom was not so great as now. The period of our exile having ceased, hearing, O hero,...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.85.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Krishna, Mahatmya, Idam, Dridhabhaktita, Ati, Atya, Ajya, Prana, Tulyam, Tulya, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.85.12). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “veda kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ vedāsya dṛḍhabhaktitām
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vedā -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dṛḍhabhaktitām -
  • dṛḍhabhaktitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “atyājyamasya jānāmi prāṇaistulyaṃ dhanaṃjayam
  • atyā -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
    atyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājyam -
  • ājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • prāṇais -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • dhanañjayam -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhanañjayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.85.12

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.85.12 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ವೇದಾಸ್ಯ ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಅತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯಮಸ್ಯ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ಪ್ರಾಣೈಸ್ತುಲ್ಯಂ ಧನಂಜಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 5.85.12 in Bengali sript:
বেদ কৃষ্ণস্য মাহাত্ম্যং বেদাস্য দৃঢভক্তিতাম্ ।
অত্যাজ্যমস্য জানামি প্রাণৈস্তুল্যং ধনংজযম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 5.85.12 in Gujarati sript:
વેદ કૃષ્ણસ્ય માહાત્મ્યં વેદાસ્ય દૃઢભક્તિતામ્ ।
અત્યાજ્યમસ્ય જાનામિ પ્રાણૈસ્તુલ્યં ધનંજયમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.85.12 in Malayalam sript:
വേദ കൃഷ്ണസ്യ മാഹാത്മ്യം വേദാസ്യ ദൃഢഭക്തിതാമ് ।
അത്യാജ്യമസ്യ ജാനാമി പ്രാണൈസ്തുല്യം ധനംജയമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.85.12 in Telugu sript:
వేద కృష్ణస్య మాహాత్మ్యం వేదాస్య దృఢభక్తితామ్ ।
అత్యాజ్యమస్య జానామి ప్రాణైస్తుల్యం ధనంజయమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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